“Wanderer 2” canceled amid “tumultuous” VR gaming market

"Wanderer 2" canceled amid "tumultuous" VR gaming market

Mighty Eyes has announced that it will be developing its previously announced sequel to the VR action-adventure Wander: The Fragments of Fate (2025)Citing a “volatile” VR gaming market. The studio released the word via its official Discord, and that’s not all Wanderer 2: The Seas of Fortune No longer in production, but all future updates …

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Quest 3 graphics have now received a generation leap update

A player who enjoys sharp visuals in Quest 3 VR game.

Quest 3 takes a significant step forward in VR graphics, thanks to the integration of two advanced features into the Quest Optimizer app: MetaQuest Super Resolution And FidelityFX CAS. As highlighted by GamerTalk VR, these technologies improve visual fidelity by sharpening textures and improving clarity, making environments and characters more vivid. For example, MetaQuest Super …

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The video shows a burning piece of an exploded VR headset falling down a flight of stairs

The video shows a burning piece of an exploded VR headset falling down a flight of stairs

A Maine fire department is warning people to be aware of what devices are plugged into their homes after a virtual reality headset exploded while charging in the bedroom. Thursday morning, a resident was charging the MetaQuest 3’s external battery, according to the Frankfort Volunteer Department. A portion of the 15-foot staircase, 14 feet from …

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Five great reads: The new Pokemon Go, the creative possibilities of dementia, and Stampede for Kate Moss

Five great reads: The new Pokemon Go, the creative possibilities of dementia, and Stampede for Kate Moss

good morning Read these incredibly good stories published this week. I’m Emma Ellsworthy. 1. ‘A Link to a Small Corner of the Internet’ ‘By pausing in these liminal spaces, I discovered a secret side of the city’ … Caitlin Cassidy. Photo: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian Caitlin Cassidy Visited 50 Payphones in a day to play the …

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Cardoni e-GiPo Live is ready for AR and VR | Cine D

Cardoni e-GiPo Live is ready for AR and VR | Cine D

Remember the old Virtual Studio setups? (Ten or fifteen years ago, because that’s how fast we move) How was integrating live graphics into a broadcast like launching a rocket? I mean both in complexity and cost. Well, those days are numbered. Family-owned Italian tripod masters Cardoni have introduced the new e-GiPo. Essentially a small, coded …

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The Steam frame is shipping “this summer,” Valve confirms

The Steam frame is shipping "this summer," Valve confirms

Introducing the ‘Steam Frame Verified’ label, Valve confirmed the headset will ship “this summer”. Valve said it would ship in “early 2026” when it revealed the Steam frame in November. For pricing, UploadVR said it “aims” to sell the Steam frame for less than the $1000 index full-kit. But given the global memory shortage resulting …

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Steam Frame vs Quest 3: Why Valve Completely Outsmarts Meta

Side-by-side comparison of the Steam Frame and Quest 3 headsets

Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame and Steam Machine are generating buzz as potential game-changers in the VR and gaming hardware space. In a detailed comparison, Joshua Keith highlights how Steam Frame outperforms Meta’s Quest 3 in key areas such as processing power, memory and visual quality. For instance, the Steam Frame has a Snapdragon 8 Gen …

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A Smithsonian-backed space experience lands on the Florida Mall

The 40-minute experience transforms the 5,000-square-foot space into a free-standing environment, where producers work with astrophysicists to create interactive scenes using observational data from the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes (courtesy Fever).

Orlando’s ties to the nation’s space program helped land one of the Smithsonian Institution’s new immersive experiences on the Florida Mall, where visitors will soon be able to walk through galaxies and exploding stars using virtual reality technology built from real telescope data. Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience, a permanent exhibit, opens June 25 in …

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Welcome to the new road to VR

Welcome to the new road to VR

If you are a regular reader Road to VR You will notice that the site has received a major facelift. I am pleased to introduce this new edition Road to VR, The first major revision of our humble publication in over a decade. I have to hand it over to our old site. Although it …

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Ampleum accommodates a wide range of Apple immersive video in Vision Pro

Ampleum accommodates a wide range of Apple immersive video in Vision Pro

Ampleum is a dedicated destination for immersive video on Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro, with a curated mix of short immersive documentaries to music experiences. It can be difficult to find unique immersive experiences unless there is a strong campaign for headset owners, or easy to find within apps that people are already browsing. …

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